Symbol labelling improves advantageous decision-making on the Iowa Gambling Task in people with intellectual disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 536-544

  Dymond, Simon ^a   Bailey, Rebecca ^b   Willner, Paul ^a,b   Parry, Rhonwen ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Developmental disabilities; Executive functioning; Iowa Gambling Task; Set shifting; Symbol labelling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; IOWA GAMBLING TASK; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 77949262950     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.12.003     Document Type: Article

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